Three former Sixers find new teams in free agency

Three former Sixers agreed on new deals with new teams as NBA free agency opened on Sunday.

First, forward Nico Batum is leaving Philadelphia and returning to Los Angeles to play for the Clippers on a two-year, $9.6 million deal, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

After coming over in the James Harden deal, Batum played in 57 games, scoring 5.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists, connecting on 39.9% of his 3-point shots in 25.9 minutes.

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The team also lost guard De’Anthony Melton, who agreed to a one-year, $12.8 million deal with the Warriors, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Melton spent two injury-filled seasons with the Sixers, but was a solid player when healthy, scoring 10.4 points, grabbing 3.9 rebounds, and dishing out 2.7 assists in 115 games in Philadelphia.